FARMINGTON — Non-traditional, contemporary artist Beth Wittenberg draws from her experiences moving from privilege to marginalization in her UMF Art Gallery installation, “Consumed.” The University of Maine at Farmington exhibit is on display now through Nov. 30. Over the past 15 years, Wittenberg persevered through a major health crisis, an experience shared by many other Americans […]
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Freeport library to exhibit painter Arthur Schaefer
FREEPORT — A versatile painter, Arthur Schaefer captures Maine in its subtlety and blazing glory — from countryside to ocean shoreline to flora and fauna. Regardless of subject, Schaefer’s work shows dynamic energy with a strong viewpoint. His paintings will be on display at the Freeport Community Library during November. Schaefer paints both en plein […]
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Muralist helps women escape shadows of history
PORTLAND — On an exterior wall of the Anderson Street art studio Running With Scissors, artist and activist Abigail Gray Swartz is hard at work creating a mural. But that’s not all she’s building. Gray Swartz, a Freeport resident, is the founder of City of Hidden Figures, a public art program that aims to illuminate […]
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SugarWood Gallery to feature photographer Ramona du Houx
FARMINGTON — Starting on Nov. 8 SugarWood Gallery, 248 Broadway, will feature new fine art photography by Ramona du Houx. The open house will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9. Ramona du Houx creates fine art photography that looks like watercolor paintings. Her new work will include images of landscapes of Maine’s […]
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Bowdoin College Museum of Art holds tour of exhibition
Frank Goodyear, co-director, and Kat Stefko, director, George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, lead an introductory tour of the exhibition Kate Furbish and Edwin Hale called “Lincoln: New England Botanical Studies,” from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the Bowdoin Museum College of Art, 9400 College Station, Brunswick. Refreshments […]
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Norway gallery announces artist of the month
NORWAY — Main Street Gallery and Western Maine Art Group will feature artist Judson Pealer during November. The public is invited to a free reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, at the gallery at 426 Main St. It is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 […]
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Pace Galleries show featuring local artist Jon Marshall
FRYEBURG — The Pace Galleries of Art will host the opening reception for Inside and Out: Landscapes and Still Life Paintings by Jon Marshall from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26. Admission is free and light refreshments will be served. The “inside” part of the show is comprised mainly of still lifes and works […]
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Group show featured in the Gritty's Art and Ale Window
AUBURN — Local and surrounding area artists are showing a colorful display of work in the Gritty’s Art and Ale Window. The artists are some of the participants in the local monthly Indie Market and include Sheri Hollenbeck, Angie Lafrance of Ramble Row, Bonita K. Photography and Allison and Peru State of Midnight Prism Collective. The […]
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'Anthropocenic' exhibit featured at Bates College Museum of Art
LEWISTON — In recent years, environmental advocates have increasingly argued that we have entered a new epoch in geological history — the Anthropocene. Derived from a Greek word for “human,” the name refers to the fact that we live in a time in which human activity is transforming nature on a planetary scale. The Bates College […]
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Anthony Morra is Main Street Gallery's featured artist for October
NORWAY — The Western Maine Art Group sponsors the Main Street Gallery, a co-operative gallery comprised of local member artists. The works of the co-op members are displayed year-round, and from April through November special focus is given to the work of a different member. Featured at the gallery in October is the artwork of Artist […]